2020 KAI Carmenere
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The 2020 Carménère Kai from Pencahue in the Aconcagua Valley was aged for 22 months in French oak barrels, 60% of them new. Dark purple in hue. The aromas include jalapeño and ash with hints of white pepper and sweet spice over a cigar box bed. Indulgent and intense in the mouth, the mild, juicy, refreshing acidity enhances the expansive, concentrated flow. A ripe, prolix wine from a warm year.
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James Suckling
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The 100% Carmenere 2020 Kai is a lot cleaner than the 2019 I tasted next to it, and it also seems like the variety behaves well in warm years like 2020. It's peppery and spicy, a year of low vigor, with lots of light and strong varietal character, nutmeg, paprika and red fruits. It has very polished and elegant tannins. They lowered the percentage of new barrels to 60% (from 70%) in the previous vintage. This is one of the finest versions of Kai. 6,700 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2022.
Punchy tobacco leaf with attractive spices, wild herbs, lavender, juniper and white pepper on the nose, together with some currants and black cherries. This is generous and supple on the palate with silky, juicy tannins and a lengthy finish. Delicious and layered now, but can hold.
About the producer
Since Eduardo Chadwick took over Viña Errázuriz in 1983, the estate has forged a path for fine, Chilean wine. From its home in the Aconcagua Valley, this estate crafts some of the country’s top wines, including the flagship Don Maximiano Founder’s Reserve and the Las Pizarras wines.